A recording and a-muse-ment of my virtual trials and travails in the metaverse.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Arte Y Parte: Major Spanish Art Magazine Explores SL Arts

"In its twelve years of existence Arte y parte, published [RL] every two months, has been consolidated as one of the most consulted art magazines in Spain and Portugal" [via Google].

'La Vanguardia Ingravida En El Metaverso', an in-depth article by Holala Alter [nee Julio Juste Ocaña] on the metaverse and particularly the artists and art scene in Second Life is featured as this month's cover story. The magazine is available now in pdf [which explains my slow translation] and in print throughout Spain and Portugal [waiting for the mail breathlessly!]

Although mi poco de español es muy malo, with Google's help I have hacked out a quick translation and some understanding; the article is very positive and comprehensive, exploring the metaverse as a frontier for new forms of art.

Holala has also written about the efforts of the University of Delaware, the University of Western Australia, the University of Texas at San Antonio, Bowling Green State University, Ohio University, the University of Grenada and the Pontifical University of Peru for their efforts and leading positions in exploring and supporting the artistic exploration of the metaverse; familiar names to those of us working in the arts in Second Life.

According to an email I got today from Holala, "In terms of distribution, is also done in all countries of America, Portuguese and Spanish" so I will look for a distributer in the US. He also provides this information about the magazine: